RN, Med Surg at Cape Cod Healthcare

Falmouth, Massachusetts, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

14 Jun, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

16 Mar, 26

Experience

0 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Nursing Process, Interdisciplinary Team, Patient Teaching, Medication Administration, Best Practice Standards, Neglect/Abuse Reporting, Pain Management, Restraint Utilization, Time Management, Advance Directives, Chest Drainage Devices, Intravenous Therapy, Electronic Medical Record, Epidural Analgesia, Cardiac Medications, Telemetry Monitoring

Industry

Hospitals and Health Care

Description

*Sign-On Bonus Eligible! Practices according to entity mandatory requirements. Practices according to department expectations. Practices with a Customer Service approach to all activities. Cares for patients utilizing the nursing process. Provides care as part of the interdisciplinary team. Utilizes internal and external resources. Provides effective patient/family teaching. Documents according to entity/department guidelines. Administers medications safely. Provides care according to best practice standards of care in nursing. Identifies signs and symptoms of neglect/abuse and reports as required by law. Cares for the terminally ill patient and family. Manages the patient with pain. Utilizes chemical and physical restraints as per policy. Utilizes techniques of time management effectively. Provides care respective of patient's advance directives. Maintains appropriate licenses, certifications, registrations to perform duties of their designated role/positions. Addresses the age-specific needs of patients, specifically adolescents, adults, geriatric adults. Performs skills safely and according to specific policies/protocols. Manages patients with chest drainage devices. Manages patients with Intravenous Therapy. Uses Electronic Medical Record appropriately and accurately. Manages patients receiving epidural analgesia. Demonstrates knowledge and skill in administration and assessment of patient response to cardiac medications. Manages patients on telemetry monitoring. Responds appropriately in emergency/urgent situations. Provides care to post-operative patients. Cares for patients with orthopedic diagnoses. Other duties may be assigned. Graduate of an accredited School of Nursing. Current Registered Nurse (RN) Licensure in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Maintains BLS certification. Successful completion of Medical/Surgical IV Medication Module within 3 months of hire. Successful completion of Basic Arrhythmia exam, before hire. Bi-Pap Competency within 3 months of hire and then yearly for RNs caring for patients requiring Bi-Pap (MS1 RNs only)

Responsibilities

This role involves practicing according to entity and department requirements while utilizing the nursing process to care for patients as part of an interdisciplinary team. Responsibilities include providing effective patient/family teaching, documenting according to guidelines, and safely administering medications.